Abstract: A smart device holder assembly includes a base that has a pair of foldable sections that is each positionable in a flattened position for positioning beneath cushions on an article of furniture. An arm is coupled to and extends away from the base to extend upwardly between a respective pair of cushions on the article of furniture when the base is positioned beneath the cushions. The arm has a first portion that is pivotally coupled to the second portion such that the first portion is positionable at a variety of angles with respect to the second portion. A holder is movably disposed on the arm to hold a smart device in a preferred orientation above the cushions on the article of furniture.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes maintaining a pool of server resources, maintaining a pool of storage resources, maintaining a pool of network resources, and initializing, via a meta-cluster software manager, a multi-function cluster associated with a first customer of a datacenter including the pools. This multi-function cluster may include first servers of the pool of server resources, first storage devices of the pool of storage resources, and first network devices of the pool of network resources, and may be managed by the meta-cluster manager.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes maintaining a pool of server resources, maintaining a pool of storage resources, maintaining a pool of network resources, and initializing, via a meta-cluster software manager, a multi-function cluster associated with a first customer of a datacenter including the pools. This multi-function cluster may include first servers of the pool of server resources, first storage devices of the pool of storage resources, and first network devices of the pool of network resources, and may be managed by the meta-cluster manager.

Abstract: A solid state lighting tile includes a substrate and a plurality of lighting element clusters on a surface of the substrate. Respective ones of the plurality of lighting element clusters include first and second mounting positions configured to receive solid state light emitting devices, and at least first and second ones of the solid state lighting element clusters may be electrically connected in series. The tile further includes a plurality of solid state light emitting devices configured to emit a first color light, and respective ones of the solid state light emitting devices may be mounted in respective ones of the plurality of solid state lighting element clusters. One of the first color light emitting devices is mounted in the first mounting position of the first solid state lighting element cluster and a second of the first color light emitting devices is mounted in the second mounting position of the second solid state lighting element cluster.

Abstract: A solid state lighting unit includes a plurality of solid state lighting tiles including a planar surface and a plurality of solid state light sources on the planar surface. The lighting unit includes a plurality of bar support members. Respective ones of the bar support members include at least two of the plurality of tiles affixed thereon to form respective bar assemblies, and respective ones of the solid state light sources on the solid state lighting tiles of a bar assembly are electrically connected in series so as to be simultaneously energized upon application of a voltage thereto. Methods of forming a solid state lighting unit are also disclosed.

Abstract: An LED light unit includes a tile, a plurality of discrete LED light sources, and an edge connector. The LED light sources are on and dispersed across a major surface of the tile and are electrically connected to electrical pads along an edge region of the tile. The edge connector includes a plurality of contracts that are connected to a plurality of wires extending away from the edge connector, and is configured to releasably connect to an edge of the tile so that the contacts directly connect to the pads and electrically connect the wires of the edge connector to the LED light sources. An LED lighting assembly includes a plurality of the discrete tiles mounted to a plurality of bars, and a plurality of edge connectors that are each connected to an end one of the tiles along different ones of the bars.

Abstract: A gas turbine system is configured to inhibit release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in such a manner that methane is combusted with oxygen that has been separated from air by an oxygen generator to allow an oxygen combustion type gas turbine to be driven. Carbon dioxide emitted from the turbine is fed under pressure into an underground coal bed along with an air component after separating the oxygen from the air and fixed into the coal bed, and the coal bed methane is collected above the ground by a gas drive action of the gas and supplied to the gas turbine as fuel.

Abstract: There are provided methods of purifying a material, comprising melting solid material to form liquefied material, directionally solidifying a portion of the liquefied material; and removing a liquid remainder from the purified solidified material. Preferably, the purified solidified material is melted to form re-liquefied purified material, and re-liquefied purified material is removed. Preferably, the material is positioned in a container as it is being purified. The method is particularly useful for purifying elemental material, e.g., semiconductor material such as silicon and/or germanium, such as recycle scrap silicon and/or metallurgical grade silicon. There are also provided systems for carrying out such methods.

Abstract: The present invention is aimed at providing a gas turbine system, in particular a gas turbine power generation system, which is configured to use a coal bed methane and to collect substantially all of generated carbon dioxide to inhibit release of carbon dioxide to atmosphere. For this purpose, the gas turbine system of the present invention is configured to inhibit release of carbon dioxide to atmosphere in such a manner that methane is combusted with oxygen separated from air by an oxygen generator (3) to allow an oxygen combustion type gas turbine (1) to be driven, carbon dioxide emitted from the turbine is fed under pressure into an underground coal bed (7) along with air component after separating oxygen from air, and fixed into the coal bed (7), and the coal bed methane is collected up above the ground by a gas drive action of the gas and supplied to the gas turbine as fuel.